What’s New – June 2014

In January 2014, at TAE’s 19th Tribology Colloquium, I presented th preliminary results of field evaluations that were being performed on LuminUltra Technologies dQGO-M test method. The new ATP test method provides a simple and reliable means of differentiating between fungal and bacterial contamination in metalworking fluids (MWF).

Four international MWF compounders participated in the field evaluation. All of their data were subitted in time for my STLE 2014 Annual Meeting Presentation:

Recent advances in the differentiation between fungal and bacterial contamination in metalworking fluids using modifications of the ASTM E2694 Standard Test Method. Read more…

What’s New – January 2013

It’s been a busy couple of months since the November update. This month’s What’s New includes several course announcements, links to four webinars and announcements about two new ASTM Standards.

On February 19 thorugh 21, Dr. Neil Canter and I will be presenting STLE’s Metalworking Fluid Certificate Training Course in Philadelphia PA. For more information see the STLE flier…

Also coming up in March, I’ll be teaching two, one-day courses at Fuels & Lubes Asia 2013 (http://fuelsandlubes.com/conference/). On Tuesday, 12 March I’ll be presenting Metalworking Fluid Health and Safety (read more…) and on Wednesday 13 March I’ll be presenting Fuel Microbiology (read more…). Both of these courses present new material and focus on the economic impacts of the issues covered, along with explanations of those issues geared towards folks with backgrounds ranging from non-technical to purely technical. I invite you to join me in Bangkok for Fuels and Lubes Asia 2013.

I’ve now added hyperlinks to four webinars to the BCA website. Two webinars address fuel microbiology issues. And two address metalworking fluid microbiol.

• The Importance of Biological Monitoring in Liquid Fuel Handling and Biological Monitoring of Metalworking Fluids can be found on LuminUltra Technologies’ webinar archive site. In the Importance of Biological Monitoring in Liquid Fuel Handling I discuss some of the basics about microbial contamination – focusing in on they various types of damage that microbes can cause to petroleum systems.
• Similarly, Biological Monitoring of Metalworking Fluids offers an overview of metalworking fluid management and the role of effective microbial contamination control in best practice fluid management.
• The third webinar discusses the economic impact (value proposition) of real-time microbial contamination in retail fuel systems. Did you know that at retail sites in urban areas, where vehicles line up waiting for their turn at the dispenser, flow rate restrictions as little as 10% can cost retailers >$100,000 US per dispenser per year? Find out how microbial condition monitoring can contribute directly to fuel retail profitability.
• The fourth webinar in this series reviews the economic benefits (again, value proposition) of real-time microbial contamination condition monitoring. If you provide metalworking fluid management services or operate metalworking facilities, this is a must see webinar.

ASTM E2889 Practice for Control of Respiratory Hazards in the Metal Removal Fluid Environment is the first ASTM Standard to list recommended exposure limits for hazardous components of metalworking fluid aerosols. Just as significantly, the Practice provides guidelines for minimizing exposure risks. Read more…

ASTM D2881 Classification for Metal Working Fluids and Related Materials has been overhauled with the addition or revision of nine classifications and definitions. Read more…

ASTM D7847 Guide for Interlaboratory Studies for Microbiological Test Methods is the first ASTM Standard to grapple with the particular challenges presented when designing and performing interlaboratory studies (ILS) to detemine the precision of fuel microbiology test methods. Read more…